Hand belt sanding plane



- April 18, 1939 A. F. HILL 2,154,814

HAND BELT SANDING PLANE Filed May 24, 1938 a fsswawwnw imx 45 M I .4. 1a 13 17 it? a A u .6 I 'wuentqv A/berf EH11 Patented Apr. 18, 1939 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE HAND BELT SANDING PLANE Albert F. Hill, Big Spring, Tex.

Application May 24, 1938, Serial No. 209,764

2 Claims. (01. 51-187) This invention relates to a hand sanding plane, the sections l and I will be moved to their outand it consists in the constructions, arrangements ermost positions and retained in such relation by and combinations herein described and claimed. engagement of the balls and sockets of respective It is an object of the invention to provide a links.

5 plane body which is longitudinally contractible From the description thus far, it will be apparand extensible for the purpose of removing and ent that by breaking the links I9 and 2| in a securing a sanding belt. direction as indicated by dotted lines, the section It is also an object of the invention to provide l5 will be drawn inwardly into abutting engagea quickly detachable hand grip for the plane, ment with the section III, and in this position the facilitating removal, adjustment or replacement endless sanding belt l8 may be readily installed 10 of the sanding belt. over the ends I I and I5 of the felt or pad I1, and

It is a still further object of the invention to by extending the links to their full line positions, provide a sanding plane of simple, durable conthe end I5 will be moved longitudinally outward, struction which may be manufactured at a low tensioning the sanding belt I8 into proper ex- 5 cost, tended position for sanding operations.

Additional objects, advantages and features of In order to manipulate the sanding plane, I invention will be apparent from the following deprovide a handle 25, which is of a length so as scription considered in conjunction with the acto lie within the opposite ends of the pad I! and companying drawing, wherein includes a forward knob 26 and a rear knob 21.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the sanding These knobs function as means for gripping and 20 plane, manipulating the sanding device in the manner Figure 2 is a top plan view thereof. of a woodworking plane. The handle includes Figure 3 is a cross section on the line 3-3 of spring clips 28 at the ends of a width to straddle Figure 2. the sections Ill and I5, each clip comprising resil- 25 Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional View illusient arms 29 adapted to grip opposite sides of the 25 trating the guide means between the two sections sections I0 and I5. Thus, since the arms 29 are of th m ne, resilient, they may be quickly detached from the There is illustrated a main body ID of any suitsections Ill-I5 permitting adjustment or replaceable material, substantially rectangular in shape, ment of the belt I8.

30 the outer end II of which is slightly rounded, the While I have shown and described a preferred 30 inner end l2 being cut flush at right angles. The construction, this is by way of illustration only, face of the end I2 has a pair of spaced bores l3 and I consider as my own all such modifications slidably receiving dowel pins M of an adjacent in structure as fairly fall within the scope of the end section I5. The face of the section carrying appended claims.

the dowel pins is complemental to the adjacent I claim: 35 face of the body I0 and will abut thereagainst, at 1. A sanding plane comprising a pair of spaced times. The outer end I6 of the section I5 is also aligned sections adapted to receive a sanding belt rounded. The main body Ill and the section I5 is therearound, one of said sections having dowel faced with a felt or rubber pad I! which preferpins complemental to bores of the other section,

ably extends upwardly around the ends II and I6, link members pivotally connected upon opposite 40 as clearly shown in Figure 1. sides of one section, similar links connected to The main body l0 and the section l5 are exopposite sides of the other section, the links upon tensibly interconnected for the p p f seenrrespective sides being pivotally connected, the ing a sanding belt I8, as will app r as the links being arranged in partial overlapped relascripticn proceeds. tion, one of the links having a ball member ad- 45 Atoggle link I9 is pivotally connected, as at 20, jacent its end, the other link having a socket to opposite sides of the main body ID, the other complemental to the ball when in one position of end of the links being pivoted to companion links movement of the links, a resilient pad on the as at each of Which is pivotally Connected face of each section for support of one reach of to the end section I5 by means of p v the sanding belt, a detachable handle for the 50 Suitable detent means 24 are formed in the links plane, said handle consisting of a body member, f9-ZI t0 retain the links in extended positions in fore-and-aft knob members on the body memthe present instance, a ball and socket construcher, and spring clip arm members on the body tion being shown. It should be understood that member adapted to embrace the sides of respecin the extended position of the links 19 and 2|, tiv ction 55 2. A sanding plane comprising a pair of spaced aligned sections adapted to receive a sanding belt therearound, one of said sections having dowel pins complemental to bore of the other section, link members pivotally connected upon opposite side of one section, similar links connected to 0pposite sides of the other section, the links upon respective sides being pivotally connected, the

links being arranged in partial overlapped relation, one of the links having a ball member adjacent the end, the other link having a socket complemental to the Wall when in one position of movement of the links, and a resilient pad on the 5 face of each section for support of one reach of the sanding belt.

ALBERT F. HILL. 

